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Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 108

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Prima

15 Night Transatlantic: France & Iceland (New York To Southampton)

Sail date: April 27, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9716

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

We enjoyed this cruise very much. Very nice ship. I think the public spaces were too small considering the passenger capacity.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Two hour wit in line to embark

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good but service was sometimes slow. Buffet was always crowded and hectic

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Most outside activity was canceled due to cold weather. I did enjoy the racetrack

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Very talented performers, though no house band.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward was sometimes slow and we often waited till 2:00 to have room made up. Restaurant service was often slow.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room was very big and comfortable. Very nice bed.

Ship tip

We didn’t realize how cold it would be transatlantic and the first two ports

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5
No excursion but we enjoyed Times Square and all the local attractions.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5
No excursion but we walked a lot in the cold weather
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Reykjavik, Iceland

4 out of 5
Very interesting port and great restaurants
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5
Took excursion to see two quaint villages.
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Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5
Lots of great shopping and chocolates
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Le Havre (Paris), France

4 out of 5
No excursion but too far to visit Paris so we enjoyed the local restaurants and shopping in Le Havre
Thumbs Up

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5
I think this was my favorite port. We spent two nights in hotel in central London. All of the beautiful places were within walking distance
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Much better than embarkation. Transportation to Zzlondon was very expensive and was two hours to get there,
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4 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     6 months ago

Your cruise definitely had a colder weather than ours. We also did Translatlantic but different itinerary. Our first 3 days were hot. Then gradually cooling. Which kept lots out by the pool, walking decks, gym, etc. thanks for your review!
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javawoody     7 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise
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Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise
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